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Hello all!

Building a house, and in our main family room (not a great room, but a separate space for TV and hanging out), I want to have a good theatre system.

But, I (and definitely my wife), don’t want to have Era 300’s sitting on stands.  She couldn’t handle that, aesthetically.

So, what is my best option for a Surround Sound system?  Is Atmos possible without Era 300s?  I could possibly mount Era300s on the wall, but I know she won’t like that either.

I would prefer doing ceiling speakers, an amp (or two), combined with an Arc Ultra and Sub.  

What would you recommend?

The Arc Ultra, Sub and one Amp for surrounds will do Atmos via the up-firing speakers in the Arc.  However, I wouldn’t recommend in-ceilings, they would take away from the Atmos effects.  Better to do in-walls at about ear level for surrounds. 

The Arc Ultra, Sub and one Amp for surrounds will do Atmos via the up-firing speakers in the Arc.  However, I wouldn’t recommend in-ceilings, they would take away from the Atmos effects.  Better to do in-walls at about ear level for surrounds. 

 

Would there be value in doing both in-wall and in-ceiling, or does that not help at all?

The one thing about in-wall that I wonder about is my couch and seating area isn’t centered in the room.  There’s a “walkway” down one side of the room.  Then, there would be a sectional that would go from the other wall, to about 2/3 of the way into the room.  Therefore, the in-wall speaker on the one side of the room would be 10ish ft away from the couch area, whereas on the other side it would be right against the wall.

 

 

Would there be value in doing both in-wall and in-ceiling, or does that not help at all?

The one thing about in-wall that I wonder about is my couch and seating area isn’t centered in the room.  There’s a “walkway” down one side of the room.  Then, there would be a sectional that would go from the other wall, to about 2/3 of the way into the room.  Therefore, the in-wall speaker on the one side of the room would be 10ish ft away from the couch area, whereas on the other side it would be right against the wall.

 

 

No.  The Arc + Amp is a 7.1 channel system (3 L/C/R front, 2 Atmos height, 2 surrounds, 1 sub), so you should have 2 and only 2 surrounds for accuracy. 

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